Introduction to Isometries (Science U)

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Introduction to Isometries

Whenever you move something like a teapot from the cupboard to the table, you have just unwittingly performed a mathematical operation called an isometry. In this 5 minute seminar series, you can find out more about isometries, their connection to geometry, and their application to computer animation.

Teapots and Triangles
Hollywood does Geometry
Traveling Triangles
Toe the Line
Hendrix meets Euclid
Spacetime Subtleties
Would the real isometry please stand up?
Translation
Rotation
Reflection
Glide Reflection
Reflections on Reflections
Closing the Ring
The Holy Grail